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| Author: | Gren, I.-M. Destouni, G. Tempone, R. |
| Title: | Cost effective policies for alternative distributions of stochastic water pollution |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2002 : OCT, VOL. 66:2, p. 145-158 |
| Index terms: | COSTS COST EFFECTIVENESS ECONOMIC POLICY WATER POLLUTION PROBABILITY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the role for cost effective coastal water management with regard to different assumptions of probability distributions (normal and lognormal) of pollutant transports to coastal waters. The analytical results indicate a difference in costs for a given probability of achieving a certain pollutant load target whether a normal or lognormal distribution is assumed. For low standard deviations and confidence intervals, the normal distribution implies a lower cost while the opposite is true for relatively high standard deviations and confidence intervals. The associated cost effective charges and permit prices are higher for lognormal distributions than for normal distributions at relatively high confidence intervals and probabilities of achieving the target. |
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